So, my dear brothers and sisters, be strong and immovable.
Always work enthusiastically for the Lord, for you know that nothing you do for the Lord is ever useless. (1 Cor 15:58)

Wednesday, 3 May 2017

Today Reminder – 03 May 2017

A reminder for
today

So take a new
grip with your tired hands and strengthen your weak knees. Mark out a
straight path for your feet so that those who are weak and lame will not fall
but become strong. (Hebrews 12:12-13)

When Jesus was being tempted by Satan, He answered, “Man
does not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of
God” (Matthew 4:4). We are told in Ephesians 6:17 to “take the helmet of
salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.” Jesus
demonstrated we need the actual recorded words of God to overcome Satan’s
attacks.

To be a Christian to me means that you must accept the Word
of God. First, you accept Jesus as your saviour and then you accept the Word of
God, the Bible, as your manual to Christianity. There is power in God’s Word
and to arm ourselves with it, we make us less vulnerable to the attacks of the
enemy. God’s word is one of His ways to communicate to us and to guide us.

Our strength is in the Lord, but in His Word also. Therefore,
if we want to take a new grip on life and strengthen our weak knees so that we
can stand again, we need to take His Word and make it part of our daily lives. The
Word will help us to mark a straight path so that when we are weak we will not
fall.

Jesus said if you seek you shall find and I seek Him and so
my journey starts with His Word. The
Word of God is infallible. There is no error in God's Word. The law of
the Lord is perfect concerning our soul. The testimony of the Lord is not only
infallible it is inerrant. Proverbs 30:5-6, "Every word of God is pure; He
is a shield to those who put their trust in Him. Do not add to His words, Lest
He rebuke you, and you be found a liar." The purity of His words does not
need anything added to it. God warns us not to misrepresent His scripture.

The Word of God will
accomplish what it promises. If God told you something will happen, and
you wait, it will happen. In Isaiah 55:11 it says, "So shall My word be
that goes forth from My mouth; It shall not return to Me void, But it shall
accomplish what I please, And it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent
it." God sent His word to accomplish His perfect will in our lives. If God
makes a promise to you He will fulfill it in His own time. There are so many
promises given to us in the Bible. These promises reassure us and bring comfort
to our lives in our times of trial. I challenge you to take time to study the
Word of God. The Lord will show you wonderful things that will change your life.

Lord, hear our hearts and open our eyes to the things
unseen. Open your Word to us and let us desire more time with you. Let us arm
ourselves with your Word and stand firm on your foundation. In Jesus name.

Book for the month

Many Christians feel bombarded by the messages they hear and the trends they see in our rapidly changing world. How can we resist being conformed to the pattern of this world? What will faithfulness to Christ look like in these tumultuous times? How can we be true to the gospel in a world where myths and false visions of the world so often prevail? In This is Our Time, Trevin Wax provides snapshots of twenty-first-century American Life in order to help Christians understand the times. By analyzing our common beliefs and practices (smartphone habits, entertainment intake, and our views of shopping, sex, marriage, politics, and life’s purpose), Trevin helps us see through the myths of society to the hope of the gospel. As faithful witnesses to Christ, Trevin writes, we must identify the longing behind society’s most cherished myths (what is good, true, beautiful), expose the lie at the heart of these myths (what is false and damaging), and show how the gospel tells a better story – one that exposes the lie but satisfies the deeper longing.

Movie of the month

The pre-ministry life of Jesus from his baptism with John the Baptist to his exploration of the wilderness